District Industries Centre (DIC) is a central sector scheme with the objective of promoting small village and cottage industries in a particular area. The DICs have been established in various districts of India at varying times since 1978 when it was launched. Being established at the district level, the District Industries Centres provide all the necessary services and support to facilitate entrepreneurs in setting up MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium enterprises).
The reason why the Centre came up with the idea of establishing District industries Centres is that the need for developing industries at a faster rate was felt. The economy was plateauing and the need to revive it and to shift the focus from agriculture to industries was felt. With this, the Centre established District Industries Centres in various districts of the country to expedite the establishment as well as developing industries in the districts. Being a central sector scheme, it is 100% funded by the centre with the states not required to make any contributions towards establishing the same.
The District Industries Centres help in identifying suitable schemes for development of industrial clusters, help prepare feasibility reports and also arrange facilities for procuring machinery, equipment as well as credit. The District Industries Centres (DICs) are headed by a General Manager at the Joint Director Level. The General Manager is assisted by the Manager (Handloom), Manager (Economic Investigation), Manager (Credit), Manager (Development) and an Administrative Assistant. The General Manager provides reviews which helps in evaluating performance of different schemes and also helps in resolving the difficulties in implementing those schemes.
The District Industries Centres (DICs) play a prominent role in developing and promoting industries in the respective states. They are established by the Department of Commerce & Industry of the respective state. In addition to DICs, Sub-District Industries Centres (SDICs) have also been created in various states such as Nagaland. This additional tier has helped industrial development to penetrate deeper into the rural areas of the country.
A number of schemes have been launched which fall under the ambit of District Industries Centres (DICs). These schemes help in fulfilling the goals of establishing the District Industries Centres (DICs). These schemes are centrally sponsored schemes as well as central sector schemes. The following schemes fall under the DIC:-
For entrepreneurs in the general category, 20% of the total investment or Rs. 40,000 shall be the margin money (whichever is lesser). For entrepreneurs in the SC/ST category, 30% of the total investment or Rs. 60,000 shall be the margin money (whichever is lesser).
Loan facility under the District Industries Centres (DICs) can be availed under the various schemes mentioned above. These schemes are promoted and implemented by the District Industries Centres (DICs) and loans can be availed under different schemes with varying eligibility criteria.
Various important functions are performed by the District Industries Centres (DICs) for the upliftment of a district and to put that district on the industrial map of India. Some of the functions performed by the District Industries Centres (DICs) are mentioned below:-
As an initiative of the central government, the District Industries Centres (DICs) work towards performing various activities.
State | Number of District Industries Centres (DICs) | Districts with District Industries Centres (DICs) |
Jammu & Kashmir | 20 | Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Reasi, Rajouri, Poonch, Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama, Anantnag, Kulgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora, Shopian, Ganderbal |
Ladhak | 2 | Leh, Kargil |
Himachal Pradesh | 7 | Hamirpur, Solan, Nahan, Kullu, Bilaspur, Shimla, Dharamshala |
Uttarakhand | 13 | Dehradun, Tehri, Uttarkashi, Gopeshwar, Rudraprayag, Kotdwar, Roorkee, Udhamsingh Nagar, Haldwani, Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat , Pithoragarh |
Punjab | 18 | Amritsar, Batala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Mandi Gobindgarh, Mansa, Moga, Mohali, Mukatsar, Nawansharh, Patiala, Ludhiana, Chandigarh |
Haryana | 21 | Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, kurukshetra, Mewat, narnaul, Panchkula, Panipat, Palwal, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Hisar, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar |
Uttar Pradesh | 11 | Bulandshahr, Azamgarh, Bijnor, Saharanpur, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Moradabad, Gorakhpur, Sultanpur, Faizabad |
Bihar | 38 | Araria, Arwal, Aurangabad, Banka, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Buxar, Darbhanga, East Champaran, Gaya, Gopalganj, Jamui, Jehanabad, Kaimur, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Madhepura, Madhubani, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Nawada, Patna, Purnea, Rohtas, Saharsa, Samastipur, Saran,, Shiekhpura, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Supaul, Vaishali, West Champaran |
Jharkhand | 20 | Palamu, Garhwa, Latehar, Hazaribagh, Koderma Chatra, Ramgarh, Giridih, Dhanbad Bokaro, Lohardaga, Gumla Simdega, Ranchi Khunti, Chaibasa, Jamshedpur, Saraikhela Kharsawan, Deogarh, Dumka Jamtara, Sahebganj, Pakur, Godda |
Rajasthan | 36 | Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara. Bikaner, Bundi, Chattisgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dholpur, Dungarpur, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur, Sikar, Sirohi, Sri Ganganagar, Tonk, Udaipur |
Madhya Pradesh | 14 | Bhopal, Ujjain, Indore,Gwalior, Khandwa, Jabalpur, Katni, Umaria, Neemuch, Raisen, Panna, Shajapur, Paraswar, Kawardha, |
West Bengal | 10 | Howrah, Malda, Jalpaiguri, Paschim Medinipur, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Purulia, Cooch Behar, South 24 Paraganas District, Nadia |
Odisha | 31 | Cuttack, Bhubaneshwar, Puri, Gajapati, Balasore, Bolangir, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jagatpur, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Phulbani, Rayagadh, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Angul, Baragarh, Bhadrak, Boudh, Deogarh, Jagatsinghpur, Jharasguda, Kendrapara, Malkangiri, Naupada, Nayagarh, Nawarangpur, Subarnapur |
Gujarat | 32 | Ahemdabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Junagarh, Kheda, Kuchch-Bhuj, Mehsana, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahal, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Tapi, Vadodara, Valsad, Botad, Morbi, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Chotta Udaipur |
Maharashtra | 33 | Ahmadnagar, Amravati, Akola, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondiya, Hingoli, Jalana, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Osmanabsd, Parbhani, Pune, Raigadh, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Wardha, Washim, Yavatamal |
Andhra Pradesh | 13 | Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Kurnool, Kadappa, Anantapur, Chittoor, S.P.S.R. Nellore. |
Tamil Nadu | 32 | Ariyalur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kaanchipuram, Kanyakumari, Karur, Krishngiri, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, The Nilgiris, Perambalur, Puddukottai, Ramanathpuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Thanjavur, Theni, Trichirapalli, Tirupur, Thiruvalur, Thiruvannamalai, Thiruvarur, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhanagar. |
Karnataka | 30 | Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Vijayapura, Chamarajnagar, Chikkamangalur, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, D. Kannada, Darwad, Davangere, Gadag, Kalburgi, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Ramanagara, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Yadagir. |
Kerala | 14 | Thiruvananthampuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Allapuzha, Kottayam, Edukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Pallakad, Mallapuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasargod |
Sikkim | 2 | Gangtok, Jorethang |
Arunachal Pradesh | 16 | Tawang, Bomdila, Seppa, Yupia, Ziro, Koloriang, Daporijo, Along, Yingkiong, Pasighat, Anini, Roing, Tezu, Anjaw, Changlang, Khonsa |
Assam | 19 | Dibrugarh, Mangaldoi, Kamroop, Barnagaon, Rangauti, Jorhat, Sonitpur, Nalbari, Kokrajhar, Dhemaji, Guwahati, Rajagaon, Tinsukia, Haflong, Karimganj, Sivasagar, Gauripur, Chanbarikhuti, Diphu |
Nagaland | 4 | Dimapur, Wokha, Chozuba, Kohima |
Manipur | 9 | Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Churachandpur, Chandel, Ukhrul, Senapati, Tamenglong |
Mizoram | 8 | Kolasib, Mamit, Aizawl, Serchhip, Champhai, Lunglei, Lawn Tak, Saiha |
Meghalaya | 8 | East Khasi Hills District, West Khasi Hills District, West Jaintia Hills District, West Garo Hills District, East Garo Hills District, South Garo Hills District, South Jaintia Hills District, Ri Bhoi District, |
Tripura | 8 | Dhalai, Spahijala, Khowai, Gomti, Unakoti, North Tripura, South Tripura, West Tripura |
1. What are some of the additional functions of the District Industries Centre?
Some of the additional functions of the District Industries Centre are:-1. Arrangement of loan2. Undertakes some training courses3. Aiding in the acquirement of machinery and equipment4. Conducting Surveys5. Promotion of rural artisans
2. What is the limit on financial assistance provided by the government on recurring establishments?
On the recurring establishments it is upto a maximum of 70% of actual total expenditure, maximum upto Rs. 3.75 lakh.
3. For non-recurring grant and construction of office for the District Industries Centre what is the limit for financial assistance offered by the Government of India?
For non-recurring grant and construction of office for the District Industries Centre the limit for financial assistance offered by the Government of India is upto a maximum of 2 lakhs.
4.For non-recurring grants and for meeting the office expenditure for the District Industries Centre what is the limit for financial assistance offered by the Government of India?
For non-recurring grants and for meeting the office expenditure for the District Industries Centre the limit for financial assistance offered by the Government of India is upto a maximum of 2 lakhs.
5. What are the documents required for getting a DIC certificate?
Below mentioned are the documents required for getting a DIC certificate:-1.Aadhar Number.2.Address of the business3.Bank account details4.Name of the business5.Date of starting the business6.Main activity for starting the business7.Type of business like company or LLP or proprietorship.8.Number of employees9.Investment of Business10.Account Number
6. Who would be eligible for a DIC loan?
Any applicant who is at least above 18 years. The person must have passed the 8th standard. The manufacturing project must be costing above Rs 10 lakh whereas it must be costing above Rs 5 lakh for the service or business sector.
7. State the process of getting a DIC loan
The process of getting a DIC loan is as follows:-●Step 1: Fill up the necessary information in the application form. ●Step 2: Save the application as a draft application. ●Step 3: Get a printout. ●Step 4: Go to the nearest office to submit the application form.
8. What is the rate of interest for getting a DIC loan?
The rate of interest varies upon the scheme chosen. It generally lies between 4% to 10%.
9. What is the repayment tenure for a DIC loan?
The repayment tenure is up to a maximum of 10 years.
10. How much would be a promoter’s contribution for a DIC loan?
The promoter’s contribution can lie between 2% to 10% but it depends on the scheme chosen.
